Nintendo is reportedly well on the way to hitting it first month’s projected sales of 2 million units by the end of march. In the first week of its launch, the Switch reportedly sold 1.5 million units worldwide.
Specifically, the report from SuperData (via GamesIndustry) which states that 500,000 consoles were sold in the US, with 360,000 units shifted in Japan. Europe apparently “isn’t far behind:” the only numbers the sales monitor reports for Europe are that France saw 110,000 sales and the UK sold 85,000.
Nintendo president, Tatsumi Kimishima said in October 2016 that he aims for the company to ship 2 million units to stores by the end of March.
People worldwide are facing stock shortages of the Nintendo Switch along with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Although stock shortages are a good indication that your projected goals are close to being met – it might hinder Nintendo’s business model making the console lose momentum.